'Mirror, mirror on the wall, please tell me horizontal ellipsis ': the populist rhetoric of the 'new' media of 'new Turkey' during the April 16, 2017 referendum

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2021

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Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd

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This article aims to explain how the media reproduced populist themes during the campaign for the constitutional referendum in 2017 by examining columns in pro-government newspapers and conducting a content analysis. The findings demonstrate that 'the people' were seen as the most significant opposition to the establishment. The 'us-them' distinction was mostly used, which was promoted by othering, emphasizing the moral superiority and victimization of the in-group and humiliating out-groups. The study argues that populist discourse is successful in making group differentiations and that pro-AKP elements in the media helped the government gain consent for its campaign for a 'new Turkey.'

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Populism, Media, Columnists, Referendum, Content Analysis, Turkish Politics, Crisis

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Turkish Studies

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Q1

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22

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2

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